This article, 5 Ways to Support Your Partner, was written to show you ways you can support your partner. I will begin by telling you how I came up with this article.
Sometime ago, I was just scrolling through my news feeds on Facebook and I came across a post that someone made in one of the popular groups I belong to. The post says, “As a lady, mention 3 free things a guy can benefit from dating you.”
I found the post interesting, so I went to the comment section to see what the ladies have to say. I was baffled with the kind of answers I saw there. I’m sorry to say this, from the comment section, it was very obvious that many ladies have nothing to offer their partners.
Some of them said, they will offer good sex, good food, peace of mind, company, jokes, etc. The one that really amazed me was the answer of one particular lady. She said she had nothing to offer. I don’t know if she was joking or serious but that was what inspired this write up.
Before then, I saw one video of a lady on Instagram ranting that no guy should approach her if he is not capable and ready to spoil her silly, buy her Peruvian and Brazilian hairs, take her on vacation bla bla bla.
You see, relationships are supposed to be symbiotic and mutually beneficial. But we have a lot of parasitic people in relationships these days sucking life out of their respective partners.
Let me ask you and I want you to be sincere and honest with yourself. What do you have to offer your partner? As a lady, what can a guy benefit from being in a relationship with you? What can you offer a guy? Is it just sex, food, peace of mind etc? As a guy, what do you have to offer your woman? Think about it.
Relationships are supposed to be symbiotic and mutually beneficial. You’re supposed to benefit from your partner and your partner is supposed to benefit from you. But when you’re the only one benefiting, then you’re a parasite!
What are the things you’re supposed to offer your partner? Here are 5 Ways to Support your Partner.
1. Spiritual Support
Among the 5 things to offer your partner, spiritual support is paramount. Let it be that it’s because of you your partner is closer to God, goes to church, reads his or her Bible, prays and lives right and living in immorality. Let it be that it’s because of you that your partner is in a good relationship with God and serious with the things of God.
Other ways to support your partner is to pray for him or her and help him or her to become strong spiritually but what can you do when you’re not strong yourself? Take your relationship with God seriously. Be spiritual.
2. Emotional Support
Emotional support is another important thing among the 5 things to offer your partner in a relationship or marriage. Sometimes life happens. Sometimes we are knocked down. Sometimes our failures and shortcomings overwhelm us causing us to be depressed and despondent.
It’s your responsibility to offer emotional support to your partner, to encourage, to give hope, to make sure your partner does feel insecure or jealous unnecessarily, to strengthen the person emotionally and to help the person to overcome low self esteem and to gain confidence.
3. Financial Support
For many ladies, all they know how to do is to collect money from their guys, to eat the guy’s money until pocket runs dry.
No question is asked about whether the guy has savings, investment or even the source of his income. The same goes with some guys, in fact many of them are professionals and experts in exploiting ladies with the “I want to marry you” mantra.
It’s your responsibility to offer your partner financial support both in terms of giving cash, offering advice on how to make more money, save money and become financially prudent and free.
4. Intellectual Support
Most of the problems we are having today are as a result of our intellectual bankruptcy. Nothing dey head. We have many beautiful girls without brains, many thick, tall and handsome guys without sense.
It’s your responsibility to offer your partner intelligent ideas, knowledge and solutions that will better his or her life. Add something to your head.
5. Developmental Support
We’re living in a very fast paced world. Everything is moving at such a high speed that if you don’t buckle up, you will be left behind hence the need to develop, improve, evolve and enhance with the season and be in tune with what’s obtainable at a time.
These are what you are supposed to help your partner to do, to become better in every aspect because they met you. Let it not be that he became worse because he met you. Help your partner to become a better version of his or herself.
Make up your mind that you will be an asset to anyone that comes across your life. Be an asset. Don’t be a parasite! Take these 5 things to offer your partner in a relationship or marriage seriously if you’re in a relationship or considering entering a new relationship. Don’t be a parasite.
Thanks for reading
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© Samuel Okolie
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